Levels of Government Exercise

Instructions: For each scenario/situation, write the correct level of government responsibility in
the blank space on the right.
Federal
1
2

6
7

8
9
10

11

12

13

14
15

Provincial

Municipal

Libraries expand and put in

new computers:
The GST gets reduced from
&% to 5% on all relevant
purchases:
A CFNY DJ gets charged
with swearing on the air at
3:00 in the morning:
A young woman becomes a
member of the Brampton
Fire Department:
New TV ads promote the
Toronto nightlife, Muskoka
and Ottawa:
A happy young couple gets
married:
A man commits health fraud
with 38 social insurance
cards:
The Labour law says you
are entitled to lunch:
Canada signs a new trade
deal with Mexico:
The army buys 20 new
helicopters, each costing 10
million:
Garbage removal people go
on strike for better contract:

Municipal

16

Federal

17

Provincial

18

Municipal

19

Provincial

20

Municipal

21

Provincial

22

Provincial

23

Federal

24

Federal

25

Municipal

26

A parent complains about

the distance her child has to
travel to get to the closest
school:
Road crews clog highways
in October resurfacing major
routes:
An important bank merger is
approved:
The public water system is
being very carefully
scrutinized:

Municipal

27

Provincial

28

Federal

29

Municipal

30

Postage stamps go up 10
cents:
Residents complain that
they need a new
playground for their kids:
New old style street lights
are put in a new Brampton
subdivision
An OPP officer stops
someone speeding on HWY
401 east of Toronto:
Passports of new
immigrants are inspected at
Pearson Airport:
You get a parking ticket and
you have ten days to pay:
Doctors tell the public they
are tired of being under
funded:
Canada takes a firm stand
on poverty in Africa:
A secret investigation is
being done by the RCMP:

Federal

Police pick up the

perpetrator of an assault at
high school:
A city recreation center has
great weight room and
aerobics classes:

Federal

The plows did not salt the

streets after last nights ice
storm:
The Brampton bus schedule
is inefficient:
A man is concerned about
the fading Canadian
Pension Plan:

Municipal

Municipal
Municipal
Provincial

Federal
Municipal
Provincial
Federal
Federal

Municipal

Municipal
Federal